While the Saturn V made headlines shuttling American astronauts to the moon, the Soviet N1 rocket was made famous for a slightly different reason—when it blew up on takeoff it resulted in the largest, non-nuclear, man-made explosion of all time. This week's Oobject showcases the N1 and 11 other pieces of Soviet Moon tech used in the USSR's failed moon shot.

N-1 base showing the 30 NK-15 engines

N1 preparation and launch video

Soviet N1 moon rocket exploding

Soviet LK Lunar Lander

2 N1 rockets on the launch pad

Soyuz 7K-L3

This formed the orbital portion of the Russian Moon program, In conjunction with the N1 Rocket and LK lander

Krechet Soviet moon suit

N1 compared to Saturn V moon rocket

The N1 is slightly smaller and was designed to carry a maximum payload of 90 tons vs 120 tons, but it had higher thrust.

N1 NK-33 engine, still used today

The only bit of the N1 program to survive was the NK-33 engine, which have been tested for use today, by Orbital Sciences, the company that formerly owned the satellite mapping system now used by Google Maps.